ANTI GRAFT agency in Nigeria says it has uncovered how a religious sect in the country is laundering money for terrorists.
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission – EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, who made this known on Wednesday, also revealed that another religious body was found to be protecting a money launderer after some money suspected to have been laundered was traced to the organisation’s bank account.
Olukoyede disclosed these during a public engagement on youth, religion, and the fight against corruption, as well as the launch of the fraud risk assessment project for ministries, departments, and agencies.
He said that the EFCC was investigating a N13bn fraud case when it discovered that N7bn of the N13bn was linked to a religious body’s bank account.
The EFCC boss added that religious organisations, institutions, sects, and bodies have been found culpable of money laundering.
According to him, the religious organisation quickly obtained a restraining order to prevent the anti graft agency from probing its leaders.
He insisted that the commission will not give up on the investigation as it is appealing the restraining order to recover the stolen funds.
